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‘The $90 million Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study announced today by Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, is a great boost to reforming our health system for better value and affordability for patients and for the nation’, said Australian...

Unplanned readmissions, GP registrar referrals to emergency departments, the impact of mental illness, and privately practising nurse practitioners are among the topics investigated in the February 2019 edition of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals...

Research from the University of Canberra and ACT Health highlights the value that consumer leaders can bring to mental health services planning—although this has historically been met with resistance or tokenism, says Australian Health Review (AHR) chief...

Today’s announcement by the Minister for Health of a new Mental Health Advisory Panel may assist in the progress of mental health reforms, but its proposed review functions are premature, says the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA). ‘...

‘Australians using services across the healthcare and social services sectors may fall through the cracks as they try to navigate complex and interwoven systems,’ said Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Acting Chief Executive Krister Partel...

The mental health burden in Australia is significant and it is growing. The National Mental Health Commission’s 2014 report Contributing lives, thriving communities1 , clearly sets out the burden associated with mental ill health, in terms of health...